#8A50BF#8A50BF

#8A50BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.171 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A50BF
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 191)
HSL	hsl(271, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 58.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 45.37, -49.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 66.96, 312.65°)
OKLab	oklab(54.95% 0.0995 -0.1389)
OKLCH	oklch(54.95% 0.171 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.7518, 14.9023, 50.9580)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A50BF #85BF50

analogous

#5250BF #8A50BF #BF50BD

triadic

#8A50BF #BF8A50 #50BF8A

tetradic

#8A50BF #BF5250 #85BF50 #50BDBF

square

#8A50BF #BF5250 #85BF50 #50BDBF

split-complementary

#8A50BF #BDBF50 #50BF52

monochromatic

#4C286D #6B389A #8A50BF #A87DCF #C6AAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#8A50BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8A50BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A50BF

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A50BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A50BF	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#236AC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a50bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.171 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af84d3',
    500: '#8a50bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a50bf;
$custom-light: #af84d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a50bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.351,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54946,
    "c": 0.1709,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A50BF

secondary

#B4CD9D

accent

#D65291

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFA

border

#D0CAD3

text

#110B14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A50BF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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